Our Yoga Teachers | STRETCH Yoga Vancouver
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Choosing a teacher is the first step on your yoga journey, and we want it to be a gentle one. STRETCH is dedicated to creating an inclusive, non-judgmental, and safe space for every student.

Whether you are an absolute beginner who has never been on a mat or a seasoned practitioner, our instructors are here to guide you with patience, clear alignment cues, and endless encouragement.

  • Risto Duggan

    Risto Duggan is a “physical” power yoga teacher with a positive vibe. His yoga practice has helped him recover from a lot of damage and broken bones. A former multi-sport athlete and Hip Hop teacher. Risto keeps it funky, flowing, and strong! He believes that adjustments done properly, will change your practice and is getting quite…

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  • Robert Wilson-Smith

    Robert‘s yoga journey began with brief dalliances in the 1980s and 1990s, but he became committed to a regular practice in 2003 when he began studying the Ashtanga Vinyasa method. Everything changed: his career, his body, his diet… in the last dozen years he completed numerous workshops and retreats in various countries with teachers from…

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  • Cindy Gu

    Cindy Gu is a Yoga teacher, neurodivergent mindfulness coach, Qi healer, and surfer. She is devoted to conscious living and embodied freedom. With a background in engineering and product design, she brings a grounded, intuitive, and integrative approach to movement, breath, and energy work. After leaving her corporate career to follow a more authentic path,…

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